Zimbabwe

Situated in Harare, the Music Crossroads Academy Zimbabwe is a vibrant development-oriented institution that offers exciting & rewarding professional music certificate programmes, which involve training in practical & theoretical music education.

About MCA Zimbabwe

In 2013, Music Crossroads Academy was established in Zimbabwe, which to date has enrolled over 506 students. The Academy trains aspiring youth and equips them with practical, contemporary and relevant professional music skills and provides them with access to a wide variety of music platforms in the region. Music Crossroads Academy Zimbabwe specializes in Mbira, Drums, Guitar, Keyboard, Voice, Percussion and will soon be introducing brass instruments such as Saxophone and Trumpet.

After graduation, a good number of alumni have gone on to teach at various music schools in and outside of Zimbabwe, some are employed by reputable recording studios, some are playing in professional bands and a considerable number are contributing to Arts festivals and other music-related enterprises.

Music Crossroads Academy Zimbabwe has several graduates who have gone on to pursue vibrant music careers. The list of well-known household names of artists in Zimbabwe includes Progress Chipfumo, First Farai, Willom Tight, Bongo Love, Prudence and Liyana Band, Were, Jesa, and international top charting band Mokoomba, to name a few.

Zimbabwe Courses

  • 3 Year Diploma
  • Short Courses
  • Audio Engineering
  • Instrument Repair
  • Music Business

Zimbabwe Projects

The Academy this year got into a media partnership agreement with Heart and Soul Broadcasting Services (HStv), a subsidiary of Alpha Media Holdings, publishers of Newsday, Standard and Zimbabwe Independent.

The show, Music Box is a weekly 15-minute music show throwing a spotlight on Academy students through stripped-back live intimate music performances which are pre-recorded at HStv studios. It is a space for artists to connect with a wide demographic audience both locally and globally.

The show is a platform for students to profile themselves, promote their brands, projects and other updates. It comprises of a performance of a maximum of 3 songs in the studio. The footage will be edited and broadcast on HStv online platfroms. Unsigned artists, students and some alumni have performed for 4 shows per month.

The Academy continues its popular Kids Inspire. The program tailor made for the 5-17 age range and targets the musically gifted in music instruments such as keyboard, drum and guitar. children who also want to explore and learn more about music have joined the program.

The lessons inspire a dialogue that breaks down academic structures and barriers that separate the music children hear in the classroom from the music they prefer to listen to outside of class.

The Academy has facilitated for these young students to participate in Eisteddfod, a festival by the National Institute of Allied Arts (NIAA). The festival affords children the opportunity to participate and perform in front of international adjudicators who are specialists in their fields, and look forward to their feedback and assessment on their performances.

Music Crossroads along with Zimbabwe Musicians Union (ZIMU) partnered for a music development project called Pamodzi-Issiyo (which means in Nyanja and Japanese, together). A cohort from Japan and Britain led by Kayo Yoshida have roped teachers from the Academy in training music using the instruments, pianica to a batch of students at the Academy.

This year the project continues in its 2nd phase with an all-female participants group. Last year a group of students graduated in the program and this year they envisage to end the project in October.

Imagine Experience rebranded from Imagine International is an all-styles music competition for young artists with the aim of bringing together young people from different music styles to expose audiences to a variety of cultures and forms of music.

Music Crossroads Academy has over the years hosted the Zimbabwe national Imagine competition. Several local bands have gone on to win the Imagine International competition. JESA, Were, Kweseka, Dindigwe, Wenyombwe have all showcased at Imagine international.

In 2019 Wenyombwe shrugged off competition from 6 youth bands from Italy, Sweden, Netherlands, Croatia, Poland and France to win the International prize. Vazukuru VeAfrica participated in 2022 at the Imagine International and have since gone to perform around Zimbabwe.

This year Ukama, a quartet will participate at the Imagine finals slated for December. The group consists of 3 Academy students doing certificates in Professional Music and Sound Engineering and one junior in High school.

Zimbabwe Team

  • Prudence Katomeni Mbofana

    • Artistic Director
    Prudence Katomene is a music educator and musician based in Zimbabwe, known for her significant contributions to the arts and…
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  • Collen Tom

    • Administration
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    • Communications
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    • Head of Pedagogy
    Rhythmic Reading and Writing, Melodic Reading and Writing, Drum and Percussion Collen Tom professional music career began in 2003. As…
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Contact Zimbabwe

48 Selous Avenue,Corner 6th Street & Selous Ave, Harare
+236 4 2764053
+263 776179 455
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